-enza

See also: enza and Enza

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -ĕntia. Compare French -ence, Portuguese -ença, -ência, Romanian -ință, -ență, Spanish -enza, -encia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛn.t͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛntsa
  • Hyphenation: -èn‧za

Suffix

-enza f (noun-forming suffix, plural -enze)

  1. added to verbs to form abstract nouns; -ency; -ence; -ance
    ‎accogliere (“to welcome”) + ‎-enza → ‎accoglienza (“hospitality”)
    ‎obbedire (“to obey”) + ‎-enza → ‎obbedienza (“obedience”)
    ‎tendere (“to tend”) + ‎-enza → ‎tendenza (“tendency”)

Derived terms
Italian terms suffixed with -enza

Anagrams

Spanish

Suffix

-enza f (noun-forming suffix, plural -enzas)

  1. -ence; -ance

Derived terms
Category Spanish terms suffixed with -enza not found
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